After a long silence, Qi Rong spoke again: "Can the Path of Ruthlessness be separated from her body?"
Qi Changfeng pondered for a moment and said, "The chances of success are very small, but it's not impossible. You and I can join forces to seal the Path of Ruthlessness forever."
Qi Rong: "Will it have any impact on her?"
Qi Changfeng: "Don't worry, since she has given up the Path of Ruthlessness and sought another path to cultivate, it won't have any impact."
After a long pause, Qi Rong nodded, "Okay."
The night breeze was gentle, causing the willow branches to tremble slightly. The Qingyun Sect was completely silent in the darkness, except for a light that still shone on the Luhua Terrace. The light remained silent until the sun rose in the east and then went out.
...
As the first rays of morning light shone into the room, Qinghe, still half asleep, faintly heard the crowing of roosters, which disturbed her. She frowned and slowly opened her eyes.
I got up, took a sip of tea, opened the door, and took a breath of fresh air.
But as soon as she took a breath, she was choked and coughed a few times.
The usually clean and tidy Luhua Terrace was, for some reason, filled with a nauseating smell of blood and chicken droppings today.
Qinghe covered her mouth and nose and walked to the place where the group was gathered and making muffled noises. As she got closer, she could hear what they were discussing.
"No, do it my way..."
"Mu Dong, stop causing trouble. What you're saying is completely wrong. What I'm saying is right!"
"Lin Nan, what makes you think I'm wrong? This method was taught to me by my senior brother, how is it wrong?"
"Hey, stop arguing. Just listen to me. My family raised chickens when I was a kid, so I know how to kill them."
As they spoke, he snatched the chicken and started to kill it. Mu Donglin and Nan immediately stepped in to protect him, shouting in unison, "What are you doing, trying to steal the credit? This chicken is mine, and I'm going to kill it!"
Gu Xiao: "..."
Mu Dong and Lin Nan exchanged a glance, momentarily stunned, before snapping back to reality and starting to fight over the chicken.
"Mine, this is mine."
"Mu Dong, according to the timeline, I was the first to become a disciple, so you have to call me senior brother and listen to me!"
"Well, Lin Nan, you've learned this trick after just a few months. I always thought you were quiet and reserved, but it turns out it was all an act!"
"What nonsense are you spouting! Give me the chicken!"
"No way! I won't give it to you!"
"What are you doing! You're making so much noise and disturbing Qinghe's rest." Li Jiang and Qi Rong walked in from a distance and shouted when they saw this.
The three men then noticed Qinghe. They loosened their grip, and the chicken was immediately freed. It flapped its wings and flew into the air, but unfortunately, whether it was startled or something else, it didn't fly far before it let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground. Its two cross eyes rolled around, then suddenly closed, as if it was about to play dead.
"Senior sister, you're awake."
Qinghe: You guys just noticed me?
"Hmm, it's awake. What are you doing?" She glanced at the chicken that was pretending to be dead, and a unlikely guess popped into her mind.
“Killing chickens, my brother-in-law told us that the reason you went crazy last night was because you hadn’t eaten anything good for too long, and you were impatient and irritable. You had been holding it in for too long and had reached a breaking point, so you exploded.”
Mu Dong squeezed through the crowd to Qing He and said boastfully, "Also, I heard from my disciple that you kept asking for a mirror last night. I think you must be sleep-deprived and too worried about your beauty. So, I'll kill a chicken for you to replenish your energy. It's said that chicken skin is good for beauty and health, and the chicken meat is even more nutritious. Eat more later."
Lin Nan said sarcastically, "That person really knows how to take credit. Killing a chicken? He can't even pluck a feather."
Gu Xiao chimed in, "I think he can't even pluck a feather, let alone boil water."
Mu Dong: "You guys..."
"Alright, stop arguing. I'll kill the chicken. You three, come and help me." As soon as Li Jiang spoke, the three of them immediately shut up and followed her to the kitchen.
Watching the four figures disappear into the distance, Qinghe felt a strange sense of emotion, but still questioned, "Are they out of their minds? For us cultivators, do we need to eat chicken to nourish our bodies?"
Qi Rong flashed his hand and took out a long robe to drape over her shoulders. "Don't underestimate that chicken. It's a spirit beast I brought down from the God Realm. Its meat is tender and its spiritual energy is rich. It's perfect for nourishing the body."
“No wonder, that chicken seemed very intelligent, and its plumage was different from ordinary chickens.” She looked at Qi Rong and smiled, “Thank you.”
Qi Rong smiled and said, "You're welcome."
"However, what exactly happened to me last night? I'm not as easily fooled as Mu Dong, you'd better tell me the truth."
Qi Rong couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she told her the whole truth.
After hearing this, Qinghe sat down on a stone bench and remained silent for a long time.
She looked down at the Great Light Mantra on her little finger, her gaze complex.
The first time she heard about the Path of Ruthlessness was at the Imperial Mirror Manor, when Ji Xuan told her about it. At the time, she didn't take it too seriously, but now it seems that the matter is not so simple.
She didn't have much memory of the original owner cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness, and the current development of events had long deviated from the original plot, making it impossible to trace the origin of the matter.
Ever since she transmigrated into this book, she has always believed that Qinghe is her and she is Qinghe, and the two have become one. The original owner of the body had long since been scattered in the confusion between reality and fiction, leaving only this body waiting for her to move in.
But now it seems that the original owner did not disappear forever, but was temporarily dormant, waiting for the right opportunity to reclaim his body.
The ruthless path is the best proof.
Ultimately, this body doesn't belong to her, and this world isn't where she belongs. She's just an insignificant passerby, walking on a wide avenue, accidentally wandering into an alley leading to another world, and eventually she has to go back.
If the original owner wanted to take back her body, she had no right or reason to stop her, nor could she stop her. The ruthless path had already seeped into her heart, and even if it was temporarily sealed, it would eventually break.
Everything she has today—family, friendship, cultivation, fame, and fortune—is built upon the foundation laid by the original owner of this body. Although she accepts it willingly, she feels guilty for not receiving it.
If she were asked to return the body to the original owner now, she certainly wouldn't utter a single complaint, but...
She looked up at Qi Rong and saw him gazing at her with concern. Her heart skipped a beat, and she bit her lip.
Qi Rong said softly, "What's wrong? You don't look well."
Qinghe paused, then said in a deep voice, "I have a question for you. If I were not myself anymore, if I had a different face and a different body, would you still like me?"
Qi Rong was taken aback, then suddenly laughed, "It's not liking, it's love. I don't love your body, but your soul."
Qinghe's eyes flickered. "Really?"
"Really, I would never lie to you."
"So, what would you do if I disappeared from this world one day?"
Qi Rong answered without hesitation, "I will find you no matter where you are, and bring you home."
A warm feeling welled up in her heart, and Xu Jiuqing said softly, "You are so kind. I doubt anyone will ever be this kind to me again."
As the sun rose higher, its warm light shone on the two of them, creating a moment of unparalleled beauty.
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